Hello. It's been about a month since I've written anything. I am alive.

So, I like the Xbox 360. It is a nice toy. I liked GTA 4 a lot, 100-percent-completion-a-lot. I also obtained Madden and Head Coach 09, Bioshock, and Halo 3. I'm still mostly playing against the CPU in campaign non-online modes, but I plan on more Xbox Live gaming. Online gaming is slightly fun. I prefer playing on teams with people I know, but a free-for-all is also fun every now and then. I can be a good teammate. I try not to die/lose a lot. I try to kill/score a lot. I kill and score. Score kill score.

360 is even better as of November 19th. Netflix partnered with Microsoft, and we have a Netflix account and an Xbox Live Gold membership to watch movies on the 360. So much for losing the next-gen DVD battle with Sony. I've been making great use of this new application. I prefer the Netflix software on my 360 as opposed to my PC systems, as there is no pre-existing software with which the Netflix software would clash. I also notice there's an increasing number of titles available on-demand. When the Netflix instant-watch first became available, it was relegated to mostly below-average titles. Netflix has since corrected that malady. In the first weekend, I was able to watch The Illusionist, re-watch L.A. Confidential, and catch some US "The Office" episodes I missed. All of the titles available come through on a regular broadband connection speed without buffering issues, and the broadcasts are at least DVD-quality. Win win win win. 360 is now the new PS 2.

On a Canada tip, now comes the random shout-out to Canadian music. Sloan's Money City Maniacs is a fun tune. Sloan is a fun band. Fun fun.

I am watching a TV show that was just approved for 4 more episodes again in January. "Life on Mars" is a American-versioned show based on a BBC original. The story involves a NYC cop named Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara), who has a serious accident and finds himself stuck in 1973 NYC. This show bears a coincidental resemblance to "Quantum Leap" both in main character names (Sam) and theme of time travel. Like "Leap," "Mars" is interesting enough of a show to likely carry for 3-4 seasons. Michael Imperioli, aka Christopher from "The Sopranos," plays a rival detective to Sam, and Harvey Keitel plays a police lieutenant. The show plays a lot with the subject of culture clash, as 1973's social and procedural dynamics are far different from 2008's. Such a difference makes for a large amount of Sam's conflict resolution during the episodes. It's not as easy as getting a DNA sample from a victim and putting it into a computer to match with known offenders. Consider it "CSI: Stone Age" in this regard.

RANDOM! I'm watching "Chuck" right now on NBC, and during the show's climax, the dojo-fight-scene features a snippet of Probot's "Shake Your Blood." !!!! I love that track. Probot is Dave Grohl's side-project band. "Shake Your Blood" features Lemmy from Motörhead. It's a great tune with a crazy video:

Re: yes, probot is pwnz but rly now Nirvana rly

I'm not saying Nirvana wasn't great. I'm no fan of hair metal, either, and I'm glad Nirvana killed them. but the Probot album pisses all over FooBar Fighters. and the Probot album has made it to my cd player far more than any nirvana album has in quite a while. And Nevermind is the most overrated, overproduced grunge album of all time. Gimme In Utero or Incesticide. So there.